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The Rose: a symbol of home, rooted, planted, tended. And sometimes thorny.

The Butterfly: a symbol of life and needs beyond the cottage door.

The Rose + The Butterfly = Learning, loving, serving at home + beyond.

About the Motto: Learn, Love and Serve at Home and Beyond

Just because a homeschooler or homemaker is home doesn’t mean they always want to be home.

Some homeschool moms, like me, would rather be on the go, on the run, on the move.

I like to climb mountains, hunt yard sales, and bask at the beach.

I like to go to libraries, to museums, on field trips. And I like shopping. Always on the move, I used to be able to shop at the drop of a hint that we needed something.

Anything to get out of the house.

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Life as a 20-21st Centry Homemaker

I still LIKE to do all those things, when my health allows, but life isn’t best lived on the run.

I’ve run.

I’ve walked.

I’ve crawled.

I’ve wheeled.

I’ve strolled.

And I’ve pushed myself to the point of exhaustion.

Now that I’ve been at life as a 20-21st century homemaker for awhile, I look back on my running days and I’m thankful I’ve have learned to slow down. Some lessons were forced on me by health challenges, but those netted pretty good lessons in the long run.

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Go: Write Ahead

What I post today might have been written a week or two – or four – ago. My hesitation with that is, if you know me in real life, what is happening in real life today may not be reflected in cyberlife today. And vice versa.

But that’s the way life goes when real meets cyber. I’m hoping you understand. 🙂

One Word Decembers

Oh, and December is my sabbatical month. I get my One Word December posts lined up early, so I can spend time playing – and resting – during the 12th month.

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Why I Am the Way I Am

People – including myself – have been trying to figure this one out for over 48 years49 years50 years 51 years!

Who I Am: An Easier Question to Answer

I am a completed homeschooling mom with two young adults: one college graduate who interned at Watchdog.org and is now working at USAE News, one working on her bachelor’s degree in converged communications (yah, I’m jealous!) and both debt-free, I might add. 🙂

Now that they are living edu-lives of their own, I’m developing my own skills and interests – glimpsed from the corner of my eye during our 20-year home education adventure.

I’ve walked through the occasional and chronic storms of life, as well as waited out the doldrums. Through it all, God has been faithful to show His heart and His sense of adventure both at home and beyond.

Life Today

I live a full life as a wife, mother of a college student and a college grad (it’s still parenting, just a different flavor), homemaker/continuer, Bible studier, writer, professional volunteer and blog/graphic designer in training. Most of which I can do from home while I (seemingly continue to) adapt to health challenges.

Individuals and families should establish their home as a base of operations, using their talents for causes that imprint on the world – and effect eternity.

By sharing a handmade gift – such as a crocheted pencil case in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox – or using our tutoring experience gleaned as homeschooling parents, we can let people know that God cares even in the midst of the muddy waters of the fallen world.

As a dabbler in money making:

I keep this blog running by crocheting, as well as writing regular blog posts and an occasional study guide for Bright Ideas Press. I also dabble with affiliate links on this blog.

If you’d like to help by ordering a crochet commission, advertising on this site or donating yarn, let me know. I’d be thankful indeed!

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Techno Details: How I Make the Blog Do Its Thing

This blog is built on Word Press, using the Genesis theme, with the Prose child theme. In terms of design, with the help of numerous websites offering bits of this and bunches of that technical advice, I developed what you see today.

I use my own photos (unless otherwise indicated), playing around with graphic design in the process.

For blog hosting, I can’t say enough good about Bluehost. They make my cyberlife easy and for a price I can afford. They don’t mind working with techno-newbies, while offering a deeper world to delve into when we are ready.

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Updated 2017 to remove affiliate links. The laws change so fast I can’t (don’t want to have to) keep up.